Bishopric counselor

20 LDS sex abuse cases found

LDS position during crime: Bishopric counselor

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- Cortney Andrew (1984 – ) was a Mormon church member and bishopric counselor in Logan, Utah; charged in 2023 in Utah with four second degree felony counts of enticing a minor by internet or text; pleaded guilty to reduced charges in December 2023; sentenced in January 2024 to 60 days in jail
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- Convicted: 2023,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report
- Richard Baker (1978 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor in Clearfield, Utah; accused of voyeurism and child sexual exploitation
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Utah,
- Crime state: Utah,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Robert Berchtold (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon church member in Idaho; sexually abused a child; in 1986, was found guilty of rape of a child and spent one year in jail
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- Crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Temple worker,
- Convicted, Jail,
- Alleged failure to report
- Donald Bills (1959 – ) was a school teacher (one-time "teacher of the year") and former Mormon bishopric member in Provo, Utah; pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including rape of a 17-year-old girl; sentenced in 2015 to a minimum of eight years in prison; as of January 2025, lives in Orem, Utah as a registered sex offender
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- Crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Convicted: 2015,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Alleged failure to report
- Kevin Bowman (1980 – ) was an LDS first counselor in a ward bishopric and a restaurant owner in Spanish Fork, Utah; was an LDS missionary in Taiwan 1999-2001; accused of sexual abuse of a teenage girl who worked in his restaurant; arrested in July 2023; in June 2024, found guilty by a jury of forcible sexual abuse (second-degree felony) and lewdness (class B misdemeanor); sentencing set for July 29, 2024
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Other leader,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Jury trial,
- Alleged failure to report
- Robert Davis (1949 – ) was a Mormon church member in Eugene, Oregon; convicted of 5 counts of Sexual Abuse in the First Degree and sentenced to 75 months in prison
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Oregon,
- Crime state: Oregon,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- Stephen Davis was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Orange County, California; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Alleged failure to report
- Cesar Duran (1982 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in a Spanish-speaking LDS ward in Orem, Utah (Geneva Height Stake); arrested for alleged sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl in his ward; the alleged abuse took place inside an LDS church building
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- Alleged crime: 2010s,
- Places lived: Utah, Utah County (Utah),
- Crime state: Utah,
- Crime county: UT - Utah,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Unknown result,
- Alleged failure to report
- Anthon Ellsworth (1982 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor and returned missionary in Arizona; in 2021, pleaded guilty to three felony counts of sexual exploitation of a minor and was sentenced to seven years in prison
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- Crime: 2020s,
- Places lived: Arizona, Brazil,
- Crime state: Arizona,
- Convicted: 2021,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- David Farley (1958 – ) was a former doctor and LDS church member in West Linn, Oregon; accused of sexually abusing over 200 patients; the alleged abuse occurred over a span of many years, during which Farley was an LDS stake high council member for some time; never criminally charged; in February 2024, the city of West Linn, Oregon released a report about the way its police department investigated Farley
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Primary, Stake high council, Sunday school,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Kim Hartley was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse; convicted
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- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted,
- Alleged failure to report
- Kyle Hendrickson was a Mormon church member; accused of sexual abuse
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- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Unknown result,
- Ronald Jenkins (1942 – ) was a Mormon scout leader, bishopric counselor and stake high council member in Idaho; worked as a high school teacher; accused of sexual abuse; convicted in 1996 of 10 counts of lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to 17 years in prison; registered sex offender
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- Crime: 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Scout leader, Stake high council,
- Convicted, Prison, Registered sex offender, Released,
- Alleged failure to report
- Virgil Larson was a Mormon church member and first counselor in an LDS ward bishopric in Chubbuck, Idaho; arrested in September 2024 and charged with sexual abuse of five boys, ages 12-15; he knew the boys from LDS ward activities and was their priesthood leader; as of March 2025, a jury trial was scheduled for April 8
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Youth leader,
- Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Richard McClung (1943 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor in the Rockford, Illinois area; convicted in 2007 and 2014 of child sexual abuse; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing an 8-year-old girl; allegedly was not removed from bishopric despite charges
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- Crime: 2000s, 2010s,
- Places lived: Illinois,
- Crime state: Illinois,
- Convicted: 2007,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Convicted, Found guilty, Prison, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Michael Shean (1947 – ) was a Mormon bishopric counselor and temple worker, and deputy district attorney in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California; convicted of sexually molesting boys; sentenced to prison; the Mormon church allegedly made at least one settlement payment to a victim who said a stake president covered up the abuse for years
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- Crime: 1980s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher, Temple worker,
- Convicted, Prison,
- Judgment for plaintiff, Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Kimball Ungerman (1957 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor in California; moved to Utah; pleaded guilty in 2020 to one felony count related to child sexual abuse; sentenced to prison, but term was suspended; sentenced to probation; as of 2023, registered sex offender, lives in Orem, Utah; a 2021 California lawsuit against the church said bishop Phil Stewart failed to protect a victim, and a mission president didn't report
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- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary, Seminary teacher,
- Convicted, Pleaded guilty, Registered sex offender,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Settlement,
- Alleged failure to report
- Bruce Van Horn was a Mormon bishopric counselor in Cerritos, California; accused in a 2025 lawsuit against the Mormon church of sexually abusing a child as part of a sex trafficking ring, and of covering up the abuse; the plaintiff said she was abused over 200 times at the Cerritos LDS stake center from 1979 to 1983
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- Alleged crime: 1970s, 1980s,
- Places lived: California,
- Crime state: California,
- Was Bishopric counselor,
- Never charged, Not convicted,
- Lawsuit v. LDS church, Ongoing,
- Alleged failure to report
- Byron Wiscombe (1977 – ) was an LDS bishopric counselor and Ammon, Idaho city councilman; signed a plea agreement indicating he would admit to committing lewd conduct with a minor; sentenced to prison in 2023
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- Crime: 2010s, 2020s,
- Places lived: Idaho,
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Convicted: 2023,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Missionary,
- Convicted, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Prison,
- Alleged failure to report
- LaVar Withers (1936 – 2005) was a Mormon and physician in Rexburg, Idaho; accused of sexually abusing at least 133 women and children as young as 13 years old over a period of 30 or more years; admitted to sexual abuse; in 1996, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery; sentenced to 30 to 60 days in jail and two years probation; the Mormon church placed him on probation and took his temple recommend; died in 2005
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- Crime: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s,
- Places lived: Idaho, Rexburg (Idaho),
- Crime state: Idaho,
- Crime city: ID - Rexburg,
- Was Bishopric counselor, Stake high council,
- Admitted guilt, Convicted, Jail, Plea deal, Pleaded guilty, Probation,
- Alleged failure to report

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